Request to use leave; requirements; use of annual leave; affect on wages or fringe benefits.

Sec. 7. (1) If a qualified member requests to use paid military leave, the qualified member must provide to the qualified member's employer a copy of the military orders that require the member to be absent from work. (2) If a qualified member needs to use military leave for 10 or more consecutive days, but less than 20 consecutive days, the member shall make a request to the qualified member's employer for the military leave not less than 14 days before the date the military leave begins. (3) If a qualified member needs to use military leave for 20 or more consecutive days, the member shall make a request to the qualified member's employer for the military leave as many days before the date the military leave begins as is reasonably possible. (4) If a member is not a qualified member, but receives an order for a preinduction physical examination to enlist in the reserve components of the United States Armed Forces, the member's employer shall provide paid military leave to the member so the member can attend the examination. A member described in this subsection shall provide to the member's employer a copy of the orders to attend the preinduction examination. (5) A qualified member may, but is not required to, use any annual leave the qualified member has for an absence due to military service. (6) This act does not diminish or otherwise reduce wages or fringe benefits available to a member using military leave who is covered by a collective bargaining agreement between the member's bargaining representative and an employer. Benefits provided under this act are intended to establish the minimum required benefit level to be provided a qualified member using military leave.